Historedia
Person

Baron Edmond James de Rothschild

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1882–1883

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Baron Edmond James de Rothschild, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Zikhron Ya'akov founded in northern Israel

    1882–1883

    Role: Patron

    1. December 1882 · Sanjak of AkkaFounding of Zikhron Ya'akov

      100 Jewish pioneers from Romania purchased land in Zammarin and Tantura in December 1882, establishing the settlement in Ottoman Palestine.

    2. 1883 · MoshavaTransfer to Baron Rothschild

      In 1883, financial difficulties led to the transfer of assets to Baron Edmond James de Rothschild, who became the patron and renamed the town.

Sources

  1. Zikhron Ya'akov Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-04
  2. First Aliyah Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-23